“I’m honored,” Pabon said. “It makes me feel like I’m part of history.

“But it’s not the first or second or third vote that counts. It’s the last vote that counts. I want to make sure that my colleagues have the same honor and privilege of voting on this historic piece of legislation.”

By the way, if the bill goes to the floor and there is a vote, one Republican lawmaker will have the distinction of opposing it four times. Rep. Brian DelGrosso[5] of Loveland also sits on Judiciary, Finance and Appropriations.

The bill already has passed the Democratic-controlled Senate, where its passage was never in question.